Submitted by arraneagh t3_yp0veq in springfieldMO
I was doing research today for the election tomorrow (Nixa). Almost all of our state/county office elections only have one option, all Republicans. Does anyone know of any viable write-in candidates that I could put down? I was tempted to write in joke candidates, but I would rather put someone who really should be in the running! Thanks for your advice!
Absolutely. I don't want to be that person! But I haven't heard of any write-in candidates, so I was hoping someone might know if there are any!
I voted Nov 2nd and noticed this problem too next elections if another R is running unopposed I am going to run against them and walk around the College campuses handing out booklets I'll be printing off and stapling.
I'm homeless and have nothing better to do. đ
I love it! I hate the whole two party system and how it narrows our choices! It would be wonderful to see 6 viable candidates with different views for each position. But I know that is never likely to happen!
I'll be running as independent. As long as a dem isn't running in that spot people will at least he able to choose between I and R
Go with the Brewster's Millions response: None of the above.
Just leave it blank. Thatâs what I did.
I think they have to get a certain number or percentage of votes to actually win. Write in anyone, or like in years past - deez nuts.
Brent Peterson looked very promising in the polls
Are you opposed to the available choices because they are Republicans or do you oppose their stand on important issues?
LMAO. If theyâre still a Republican, their âstands on important issuesâ are shit.
It depends on the candidate, of course! But also, it's nice to have options in an election, so that we can choose who we believe to be the best person for the job, and 2/3 of the current candidates are the only options.
Based on wording of the post, Iâd assume republican is the only reason and OP knows nothing about the candidates.
That being said, regardless of R or D, if thereâs only one candidate and you donât like them, just leave it blank. Youâre doing nothing by writing in a vote for Gil Gunderson.
Perhaps you are right and I should not have specified the party, even though what I said was correct. The fact that I mentioned I was doing research on the candidates and amendments prior to voting should have clued you in that I have looked at their stance on the issues. But I know talking about politics online puts everyone's back up, so it's all good. Now you know!
Yes you did say you were doing researchâŚ.and your only option was republicans. I donât care who you vote for, thatâs any individualâs own prerogative. It just irks me when someone immediately discounts a candidate because of their political party alone. Maybe thatâs not what you meant to sound like, just seemed that way.
No, I immediately discount anyone whoâs still a Republican, because nobody with any brains, morals, or conscience would still identify as such.
I mean. The republican party literally makes shit up about candidates and says things like "liberal educator" with nothing about their stance. So if you want to talk about voting because of letters next to names. It's not a democrat problem. Ya turd
Hey, that's exactly what I'll be doing tomorrow!
Individuals own right*. Remember the oath we took?
I suspect you nailed it.
Ye for Prez!!!!!
Use_the_Loofah t1_ivgtruu wrote
Please don't write in any name unless you know the person has been running a "write in" campaign. I have been an election judge in the past, and the number of ballots with write in names (especially joke names such as Santa) was infuriating. It made a long day much longer since we have to manually tabulate every write in vote.
It's better just to leave it blank if you don't want to vote for anyone that is on the ballot.